Thousands powerless after substation explosion

Jan. 17: NBC's Charles Hadlock reports from McAlester, Okla., where an ice storm has left 80 percent of the residents there without power.

Jan. 2: Steve Miller, a Kansas electricity spokesman, talks to MSNBC-TV’s Contessa Brewer about the power outage across the Plains, after last week’s snowstorm.

Oct. 9: Thousands of Catholics flock to a Long Island, New York church to see the heart of a revered 19th century French priest. WNBC-TV's Adam Shapiro reports.

Aug. 2: A powerful storm has left hundreds of residents without power with temperatures expected to reach near record highs. WVIT-TV's Susan Goodman reports.

May 1: Thousands march in Florida to protest immigration reform. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports from Miami.

Sept. 9: NBC’s Jack Damrill reports from New Orleans where rescue efforts continue.

Aug. 22: Italy plans to contribute 2,000 to 3,000 troops to the U.N peacekeeping force in Lebanon provided Israel does not violate the U.N.-brokered ceasefire. NBC’s Jim Maceda reports.

July 20: Drug errors are among the most common medical errors, harming thousands of people each year, according to a new Institute of Medicine report. NBC’s Leanne Gregg has the story.

Aug. 16: Lebanon is planning the deployment of 15,000 Lebanese armed forces into the southern part of the country. NBC’s Ron Allen reports.

Dec. 1: Thousands of Missouri and Illinois residents are without power after a winter storm sweeps through the Midwest. KSDK-TV's Erin O'Neill reports.